Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
feistigh
feistiú
feistiúchán
feistiúil
feistiúlacht
feite(ag)án
feith
féith
féithchiúin
féithchrapadh
féitheach
féitheacha
feithealann
feitheamh
féitheanna
féitheog
féitheogach
féitheoigín
feitheoir
feitheoireacht
feithicil
feithicleach
feithid
féith1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eacha). 1. (a) Sinew; muscle. Na ~eacha a aclú, to exercise the muscles. (b) Moll: Adhesive muscle, foot. (c) Bot: Rib. 2. Vein. (a)Geol: Min: Seam, thread, lode. ~ ghuail, aolchloiche, seam of coal of limestone. (b) Physiol: Níl ~ ná fuil ann, there is no life, no spirit, in him. Ní raibh ~ ná comhaireamh aige, there was no sign of life in him; he was dead drunk. Fíoch na ~e, the heyday in the blood. ~ fola (ar chaora), blackleg (in sheep). (c)Fig: Streak, strain, natural bent, talent. Tá ~ bhog ann, there is a soft, a generous, streak in him. Tá ~ na feola ann, he tends to put on flesh. Tá ~ an bhainne sna ba sin, there is a good milk strain in those cows. ~ an cheoil, na filíochta, talent for music, for poetry. ~ an achrainn, na háilteoireachta, quarrelsome, mischievous, bent. ~ an oilc, tendency to evil. Tá an fhéith ann chuige, it is in his nature. Tá ~ ón diabhal ann, he is an imp of Satan. 3. Soft seam in bogland; swampy strip. 4. Climbing, twining, plant; trailer, vine.
féith2, a1. 1. (Of sea, air) Calm, still; hushed, quiet. 2. (Of surface) Smooth, unruffled. 3. (Of person) Shy, bashful; quiet, retiring.
RELATED MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Féith bhorrtha, varicose vein.
Féitheacha a chrapadh, to contract muscles.
Féith scornaí, jugular vein.
